High severity · published Sep 24, 2026
CVE-2026-91123
Discourse: Reject literal backslash path separators in iframe src traversal guard
7.2
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0, the iframe src traversal guard did not treat literal backslashes as path separators after decoded dot segments. A crafted source could therefore pass an allowed_iframes subpath check while browser URL normalization moved the iframe outside the intended allowed path. The resulting iframe could load content from a location that the administrator did not allow. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
discourse · discourse
< 2026.8.0; >= 2026.7.0-latest, < 2026.7.2; >= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.3; >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.8 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91123
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-91123
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/042d7b159beda4f74d23e245e8b2e396d9ff8318
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/097ce5600a2d74d9c68e57974597ab2684bd2a24
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0b5a27e689925edce9ba9b14110022435d2b94be
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/142f5155ad8e56ddb8012c4e70c69a03dedc0579
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42882
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-6pwj-wgg8-4rjc
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